The Israel Stuttering Association (, AMBI) is a public
non-profit
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charitable organization
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The legal definitio ...
that supports people in
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
who
stutter
Stuttering, also known as stammering, is a speech disorder characterized externally by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words, or phrases as well as involuntary silent pauses called blocks in which the person who ...
, and their families.
The association seeks to enhance public knowledge about stuttering, runs
self-help
Self-help or self-improvement is "a focus on self-guided, in contrast to professionally guided, efforts to cope with life problems" —economically, physically, intellectually, or emotionally—often with a substantial psychological basis.
When ...
groups, and promotes affordable treatment for people who stutter. It also organizes conferences and meetings for people who stutter,
speech language therapists, and anyone interested in stuttering.
, the association's CEO is Omri Lipzin. It publishes a journal: ''OutLoud'' (Hebrew title: ''Bekol Ram'').
AMBI is a member of the
European League of Stuttering Associations
The European League of Stuttering Associations (ELSA) was set up in 1990 by organisations in 12 countries to promote a greater knowledge and understanding of stuttering and to bring together, as a top umbrella organisation, the national stutterin ...
and the
International Stuttering Association
The International Stuttering Association (ISA), founded in Linköping, Sweden, in July 1995, is a nonprofit international support group organization for people who stutter. The current chair (since 2019) is Anja Herde.
Membership
Membership of IS ...
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See also
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Cluttering
Cluttering is a speech and communication disorder characterized by a rapid rate of speech, erratic rhythm, and poor syntax or grammar, making speech difficult to understand.
Classification
Cluttering is a speech and communication disorder th ...
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Stuttering therapy
Stuttering therapy is any of the various treatment methods that attempt to either reduce stuttering to some degree in an individual or cope with negative impacts of living with a stutter or social stigma.
References
External links
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1999 establishments in Israel
Charities based in Israel
Disability organizations based in Israel
Mental health organizations in Israel
Organizations based in Tel Aviv
Stuttering associations
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